JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 2004  

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                        Metric tons             Million yen   

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Fishery Products     Sept 2004 Sept 2003   Sept 2004  Sept 2003

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Live:                              

Eel, adult               1,415     1,427       1,512      1,242

Others                     926       752       1,303        979

 

Fresh:

Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -

Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -

Other Pacific salmon       118       109          79         78

Atlantic salmon          1,948     1,848       1,211      1,198

Yellowfin tuna           1,783     1,876       1,258      1,372

Bluefin tuna               635       962       1,482      1,981

Bigeye tuna              1,443     1,398       1,098      1,092

Southern bluefin tuna      112       534         231      1,115

Sea bream                    8        16           2          9

Billfish                    44       106          39         89

 

Frozen:

Sardine                  4,457     4,934         366        421

Swordfish                   74       111          68        106

Pacific sockeye          9,109     8,490       4,643      4,029

Pacific coho               738       684         232        229

Other Pacific salmon     1,784     2,480         482        798

Pink/chum salmon         3,234     1,952       1,419        817

Atlantic salmon            363       302         158        119

Other salmon                42         -          17          -

Halibut                  2,406     4,403       1,304      2,275

Albacore tuna            1,545       107         553         27

Yellowfin tuna           7,305     9,517       1,897      2,500

Skipjack                 5,442     4,240         546        398

Bluefin tuna             1,168       192       1,749        249

Bigeye tuna              3,790    10,479       2,429      5,542

Herring                    607       306          62         21 

Cod                      1,143     1,499         326        479

Mackerel                   327     1,047          84        162

Mero                       484       872         407        816

Jack mackerel            1,699     2,080         272        324

Sea bream                  357        99          79         27

Capelin                  2,470     2,051         620        420

Billfish                   170       321          39         91

Spanish mackerel            11        32           3          7

Rockfish                 8,455     6,801       2,067      1,471

Sablefish                1,618       878       1,390        903

Herring roe                 69        71          43         45

Pollock roe              1,251     1,483       2,233      1,948

Mero, fillet                20       138          22        183

Swordfish, fillet          150        75          96         35

Pollock surimi          16,601    16,147       3,214      3,054

Cod surimi                 623       274         108         49

Threadfin bream surimi   3,425     4,544         628        817 

 

Salted/dried:

Herring roe                866     1,045       1,061      1,463

Pollock roe                 92       195         158        312

Salmon roe                 868       829         631        795

 

Shellfish

Live/fresh:

Sea urchin                 701       582         350        327

Arkshell                   390       414         196        202

Spiny lobster               96        95         351        344

King crab                1,742     1,966         888      1,018 

Tanner crab              3,435     2,643         883        753

Blue crab                    4        18           3         24

Korean crab                341       430         330        490

Other crab                 127       181          92        108

Oyster                     313       294         224        187

Clam                     1,061       878         199        162

 

Frozen:

Spiny lobster              295       239         460        425

Lobster                     53        32         115         74

Shrimp                  20,460    22,270      18,670     21,816

King crab                  316       642         437      1,219

Tanner crab              2,563     2,566       2,898      3,190

Blue crab                  759       423         355        174

Korean crab                  0         -           0          -

Other crab                  34        60          18         39

European cuttlefish      1,076       655         645        416

Octopus                  5,148     2,447       3,428      1,479

Scallop                     30         5          38          6

Other cuttlefish         1,543     1,640         927      1,045

Squid                    1,074       986         290        207

Abalone                     14        22         101         67

 

Salted/dried:

Squid                      106        23          85         17

Sea urchin roe              59        14         125         40

Jellyfish                1,065       729         330        243

Seaweed, dried             721       711         362        376

Seaweed, salted            385       532          44         50

 

Prepared:

Eel                        912        90       1,261        107

Canned crab                648     1,010       1,165      1,717

Fish meal               46,727    48,955       3,753      3,776

 

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- = no imports

 

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

01/31/2005


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